Bitterns, Herons and Egrets
Order: Ciconiiformes. Family: Ardeidae
The family Ardeidae contains the herons, egrets, and bitterns. Herons and Egrets are medium to large sized wadng birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more secrative. Unlike other long necked birds suck as storks, ibises and spoonbills, members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted.
- American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus LC
- Yellow Bittern, Ixobrychus sinensis (A) LC
- Least Bittern, Ixobrychus exilis LC
- Bare-throated Tiger Heron, Tigrisoma mexicanum (A) LC
- Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias LC
- Gray Heron, Ardea cinerea (A) LC
- Great Egret, Ardea alba LC
- Intermediate Egret, Mesophoyx intermedia (A) LC
- Chinese Egret, Egretta eulophotes (A) VU
- Little Egret, Egretta garzetta (C) LC
- Western Reef Heron, Egretta gularis (A) LC
- Snowy Egret, Egretta thula LC
- Little Blue Heron, Egretta caerulea LC
- Tricolored Heron, Egretta tricolor LC
- Reddish Egret, Egretta rufescens NT
- Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis LC
- Chinese Pond Heron, Ardeola bacchus (A) LC
- Green Heron, Butorides virescens LC
- Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax LC
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Nyctanassa violacea LC
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